What is America? How should America be defined?
America is the idea and the fact of a strong federal government over the lesser powers of the states as written in our United States Constitution. The Constitution was in many ways a response to the corruption and incompetence of state legislatures during the years of the Articles of Confederation.
America is Emancipation and the victory of freedom over states rights treason in our Civil War.
America is the expanded economic freedoms and opportunity of the New Deal.
America is the hopeful progress of the Great Society and the Civil Rights Movement.
These are the things that define America.
It is a story of progress, of ever-expanding freedom, and of an always widening definition of what it means to be an American.
If America ever becomes something else than the progress we see detailed above, then it will no longer be America.
Nice job. Now, if we can boil that down into micro-crystalline, DNA synaptic nano-particles and insert it into eveybody's flu shot. Current problem solved.
Hear Hear!
Well written Neil. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf2K4-BQYAI
Wow, Neil. That was - is - an incredibly beautiful post. I agree with Voice. I have chills just reading it.
Amen, amen and amen.
Let's shout this from the mountaintops!
Amen
Very, very nice, Neil! It made me proud to be a citizen of the United States. As the world progresses, we must remain vigilant to ensure our country progresses as well.
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE, Neil! You gave me chills.
::applause::